Guwahati, Feb. 26 -- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated on Wednesday that India is considering raising its goal to blend ethanol with gasoline to more than 20 per cent. He stated that 19.6 per cent blending has already been accomplished while speaking at the Advantage Assam 2.0 investment summit in Guwahati today.

"We'll be considering blending more than 20 per cent biofuel. An NITI Aayog group has already been established, and they are investigating," he stated. Despite India's developmental hurdles, all fossil fuel production businesses will reach net zero by 2045, Union Minister Puri said.

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "The Ministry of Petroleum also announced at the last Ad...